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Surprised to see so much rust under there though, on the bolts and brackets.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Brutal @nyccarguy
Always something!
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
I would stay put at the terms you are at. That thing is gone by Christmas anyway. You are still going to profit a nice sum.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
Still want to see one but I don’t think it will sell nearly as well as the Maverick.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
No. Stay as-is.
On 6/30 I rented a Ram Classic from Enterprise to bring my new TV home. It was $149.75 for one day.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Rental car companies really failed at business planning. Along with the car makers like Ford of course.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I think the Santa Cruz will be more "car-like", both in the driving dynamics and with the amount of tech and features. Will that make it worth the extra money? Only time will tell.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
HD too… but every single time I’ve tried to get it totally booked.
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https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=589785390&listingTypes=USED&startYear=2010&makeCode1=FORD&modelCode1=RANGER&sem=1&LNX=DRMEDSOCFBPROBA&fbclid=IwAR2VdFM3c257hj7sxnsXMPHdWapNvoJmGfWjf0O7q_ZFK6DXuO2hH0KFxj4
Low miles, but I don’t think these have the cult following to command that price.
On 6/30 I rented a Ram Classic from Enterprise to bring my new TV home. It was $149.75 for one day.
I don't know about where you are, but here in the greater Houston area, there are people who will pickup and deliver furniture, TVs, appliances, etc. starting at around $50.
I need an inhaler after seeing that ad.
Most likely. But things keep changing so fast. I think CCAP may be the last holdout at this point for stopping 3rd-party buyouts.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I would have let Best Buy deliver it if I wasn’t willing to pick it up myself.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
maybe across the board the Cruz is $1,000-$2,000 more on sticker?
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited Velvet Red over Wicker Beige
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
I’m surprised about the rust too. I didn’t figure they put down much salt in NYC through.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
On 6/30 I rented a Ram Classic from Enterprise to bring my new TV home. It was $149.75 for one day.
From what I’m being told you were lucky to get a one day rental that cheap. Did you use some business account? They seem to be more flexible for business customers. Maybe KY has a better supply.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
you can also get one from Uhaul pretty cheap but will pay for all the miles.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I don't know about where you are, but here in the greater Houston area, there are people who will pickup and deliver furniture, TVs, appliances, etc. starting at around $50.
Depending on where you are in NYS there are people who will pick up and deliver bodies for $50.
I would think anyone who moves furniture for a living must own their own truck, although the two guy who delivered my dryer did it for $65 in an Enterprise box truck.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
The old guy makes the good point, which is this is a fluke situation that likely won’t last long.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
No discounts the best I can tell. I had reserved a Colorado but one look told me the TV wouldn’t fit. Luckily they also had the Ram in their inventory.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
The playing field is always tilted against the consumer. If you didn’t already know this, you need to wake up and smell the coffee. Just a quick for instance, let’s take wholesale oil prices versus retail gasoline prices. The price of oil goes up, the price at the pump goes up immediately. It will take weeks, at a minimum, for that oil to be refined and make it’s way to the gas station. So every one along the chain makes an extra profit. “It’s going to cost us more to replace this product, so we’re entitled to charge more for the present supply even though we didn’t pay more.”
When wholesale oil prices go down, the price of gas will remain high for quite a while. “We paid more for this, so you have to pay more. When the lower cost oil / gas makes it’s way here to the pump, then we will lower prices.”
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
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It turns out to be not quite like that. Ford was making around $10k (average) on every F150 they sold. More on the higher trim models, less on the lower trims, but averaging out to around $10k. They would offer up to $5k in incentives, thus still making a $5k profit per truck. But now, with no trucks to sell, they are making zero profit. That does not compute out to "saving money", not by my calculations.
Higher profit per unit right now I’m sure, but not how their business model works.
Also … think of how the captive finance companies are taking a beating too.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
Economists expect inflation will cool off in the second half — especially if car prices start to revert to normality.
Granted, 3.8% is a huge number compared to the numbers computed over the last many years, but it sure doesn't *feel* like 3.8% on my pocket....
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Stick, I think the Corolla Cross will just fit on my side of the garage, heck, the 2006 Honda Civic fit and guessing they're both about the same length. And if it does, could be hard to pass up. I'd have to go with an XLE with the JBL audio package definitely and possibly a sun/moon roof. So,we'll have to wait & see.
Drove a Mini Cooper Countryman today and liked it, a lot! Not much turbo lag and liked the size. Only issue is the cost, they want just a crazy amount to get into one and not sure I can do that. A lease could work here. A real dark horse here to be honest.
And the last dark horse is the upcoming Chevy Bolt. Perfect size and having an EV at an affordable price could really work for me and my driving style currently. Still doing maybe 50 miles/week, if that, so one with a 300 mile range could definitely work. They need to bring the price down to around $26K using any government rebate or whatever...the price needs to be affordable for average folks like myself.
As of now, the Corolla Cross is the front runner as I've always liked Toyota products so I could be very very happy with another one. Not sure if being an employee will get me any price reduction but will inquire if things go in that direction. And then will also look into leasing one as my low tolerance for any vehicular issues would end these for me.
And lastly, the coolant light came on in the Audi this morning. The folks at the Audi store put more coolant in and the light went out. So, looking like we'll be getting with the mechanic sooner than later here and just finding/fixing the issue. Checked our records and it's still the original coolant in there so will have this taken care of soon enough.
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
I still say you should go to the Hyundai store and look at a Kona. the new limited has the zippy 1.6t engine, all the safety and fun goodies, a perfect ride height, very comfy power seat, and this year comes standard with FWD for a sticker right around $29k. The hatch you like, and only 166" Basically very close to a countryman I think but with Hyundai cheap to keep and long warranty (and price).
Hey, my wife really liked it, and she almost never likes interesting stuff like that!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
The BMW just looks less "hokey" to me. More mature? something like that.
though a guy in my neighborhood has a red supra now, and it is sharp looking if that is what you are looking for.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
And am pushing for the A3 to be checked/repaired asap but it's not really up to me when it gets done. All I can do is suggest and see what happens. She already knows how I feel about letting things wait too long on our vehicles. It's not going anywhere so best to get this issue fixed and throw on some new tires and be done with it all. Think with these couple things corrected, we should be good for the next year or so. And since she/we really like the A3, makes perfect sense to me.
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)